"Sorry! Sorry! I'm late!" Leonel shouted as soon as he appeared in the meadow, waving his hands and smiling like a kid who got caught sneaking snacks. "Don't kick me out yet!"
Everyone turned to him. Half the guild looked ready to murder him on the spot.
Ren didn't know whether to smack Leonel across the head or collapse on the ground from sheer relief. In the end, he went with the first option. He smacked Leonel right on the forehead.
Leonel winced, rubbing the spot. "Ow! What was that for?!"
"For almost giving me a heart attack," Ren snapped, trying not to laugh in disbelief. "What happened? Why are you late?"
Leonel sighed dramatically and sulked to the side. "It's not my fault, okay? My sister wanted to 'just try' the pod. And when I told her to stop, she said she wouldn't come out unless I promised to buy her a pod and a Gucci purse."
Ren's eye twitched. "Mia again."
